FORMER Friarmere player and respected local umpire Philip Batham, who has died aged 61, was described as somebody who lived for cricket. Philip, remembered as…
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Category: Sport
New kit sponsors for 3D Dynamos
SADDLEWORTH-BASED 3D Dynamos have found four new kit sponsors for the 2020-21 season. Football, like most things, is currently in lockdown but club officials are…
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‘Head of the game – ambitious club goes from strength to strength
WHEN the 2019-20 Manchester League season was curtailed due to coronavirus, Springhead AFC were placed fifth in the premier division, 10 points off top but…
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14 miles for 14 smiles: Uppermill FC organises fundraising challenge for NHS
UPPERMILL FC is fundraising for NHS hospitals and charities in Greater Manchester. They have organised a 14 miles running/walking challenge over a seven-day period in…
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Thank you to my life savers – Oldham rugby league coach returns home
BRENDAN Sheridan, Oldham Rugby League Club’s assistant coach, is back home after making a full recovery from the Covid-19 virus.Shez spent three weeks in Pinderfields…
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Lockdown but captains chip in to launch season
CAPTAIN Steve Asquith and lady captain Sheila Cooper were determined the show must go on at Saddleworth Golf Club, despite the coronavirus lockdown. Though the…
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Glory beckons for girls
SADDLEWORTH School’s year nine netball team enjoyed another successful season and they could still end up on a high by being crowned Greater Manchester champions.…
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Tributes paid to local sporting figure Stephen
STEPHEN Ward, a well-known local sporting figure, has died aged 84. Though Stephen latterly lived in Wales, his roots were in Saddleworth as he was…
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Season off for 3D Dynamos
3D DYNAMOS, like all grassroots sporting clubs, have recently entered into the unknown in these challenging times. They said the restrictions put in place by…
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Mossley AFC saddened by death of oldest fan Ernie Tague
ERNIE Tague from Greenfield, believed to be Mossley Football Club’s oldest supporter, has died at the age of 95. It was through his son Steve’s…
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